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BUCKLE
Unique ID: WMID-396C24
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete strap plate from a buckle, of Medieval dating (AD 1100 to AD 1500).
Less than 25% of the strap plate is present. It consists of the folded end around the strap bar, with part of the strap bar and base of pin still present.Iron corrosion products cover the surface, so any decoration is obscured.
It measures 10.6 mm in length, 12.1 mm wide and 5.7 mm thick. It weighs 0.7 g.
The strap plate fragment is a dark green to brown colour with an even surface patina.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1100
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 10.6 mm
Width: 12.1 mm
Thickness: 5.7 mm
Weight: 0.7 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st May 2021 - Monday 31st May 2021
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Staffordshire (County)
District: East Staffordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Uttoxeter Rural (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK0635
Four figure Latitude: 52.91239404
Four figure longitude: -1.91222359
1:25K map: SK0635
1:10K map: SK03NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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